Men's Lacrosse Falls, 14-4, to No. 19 Gettysburg

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A repeat of last year's upset unfortunately was not to be for Widener, which fell behind early and was dealt a 14-4 loss by 19th-ranked Gettysburg at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.

The Pride (3-4) last season notched their first victory against the then 13th-ranked Bullets with a 6-4 road triumph. But Gettysburg got its revenge, keyed by scoring the game's first seven goals.

The Bullets owned a 4-0 lead at quarter time due in large part to a 17-0 shots edge. Bijan Firouzan had two goals and an assist in that time.

Gettysburg (4-3) put up the first three in the second quarter and held a 9-1 lead at halftime. Robby Maddux scored twice in the quarter with Firouzan, Steven Mahon and Jameson Smith each getting one.

Widener fought hard in the second half, getting an 11-4 shots edge in the third quarter and 20-12 overall in the final 30 minutes. The squads played level, 2-2, in the third with Marc LaVine (Nashua, NH) and fellow sophomore Tim Taylor (Philadelphia, PA) each scoring for the Pride.

Taylor scored twice, senior Casey Decker (Ridley, PA) tallied after going more than half the field following a ground ball and junior Trevor Alspach (Willingboro, NJ) won 7-of-13 face-offs for Widener. Senior All-America Mac Nestler (Chatham, NJ) totaled five saves.

Firouzan had six goals and an assist, Maddux amassed four goals and an assist, Derek Ruebling dished two assists and Jon Maddalone made three saves for the Bullets.

Widener resumes Commonwealth Conference play at home Saturday against Hood, starting at 7:00 pm.

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